Individual Membership Renewal
Once a year, all Scouting America members, both youth and adults, must renew their membership. Beginning in 2024, the date of your renewal is the anniversary of your join date (if you first registered on or after August 1, 2023) or the date of your last renewal (part of your Pack/Troop/Crew/Ship renewal, most likely December 31). Prior to that date (see timeline below), you will receive email notification to renew yours and/or your children’s memberships online*. Prior to your anniversary date, please log in and pay your annual registration.
| Membership Renewal Resources |
| Individual Registration Renewal |
| Parent Renewal of Youth |
| Unit Pay Membership Renewal |
Cost of Scouting (click for details)
Individual Youth Fees: Paid annually in anniversary month
$165.00 Youth Memberships (Cub Scout, Scouts BSA, Venturing & Sea Scout Participants)
This represents an $85 National Membership fee and an $80 Council Program fee.
$15.00 Scouts’ Life magazine subscription (optional)
Individual Adult Fees: Paid annually in anniversary month
$95.00 Adult Membership
This represents a $65 Membership fee and a $30 Council Program fee.
$25 Merit Badge Councilors NOT registered in anouther paid position. (Application and YPT needed)
$15 Scouts’ Life magazine subscription (optional)
District and Council events provided by an outside vendor (such as Science Center, I-Cubs, Iowa Wild Game, etc.) may charge and collect a fee for tickets, etc. Those fees are not charged or collected by Mid-Iowa Council but are retained by the vendor
Council Fundraising Events will have fees associated with them. These events are to raise funds to assist the council in providing programming, no cost activities, trainings, and events, for members. Fundraising Events include but are not limited to: Leader’s Luncheon, S.T.A.R.S event, Sporting Clays, etc.
National Trainings (NYLT, Wood Badge, Wilderness First Aid) Although these trainings are provided at the council level, they are National Training Opportunities and will have a fee associated with them.
Expeditions/Long-term Camping (Mitigwa Scout Reservation Summer Camps, Philmont, Sea Base, National and World Jamborees, etc.) – are great opportunities that many youth and adult Scouters participate in at an additional expense that is not covered by your annual membership registration fee.
Order of the Arrow is maintained by the Mitigwa Lodge. Members pay their O.A. membership fees to the Mitigwa Lodge and all OA events are provided by the Mitigwa Lodge. These events are not covered by your annual membership registration fees.
Thank you for everything you do to improve the lives of youth though the Scouting program.
Scout Assistance (click for details)
We understand that different families have different needs, many of which are financial. It is important for us as an organization to do our best to help all youth. No Scout should be unable to participate in Scouting due to lack of funds. To help, we have developed a registration assistance program.
Any family with financial need that would prevent their child from taking part in the BSA is encouraged to apply. Support is granted according to need, so please compete the application in its entirety. All applications will be reviewed in a timely matter and approval is subject to availability of funds.
Unit Renewal
Unit Renewal is brand new for 2024. Unlike the previous annual “rechartering” process, Unit Renewal and Membership Renewal processes are completely separate and serve different purposes. Membership of youth and adults is now a handled on an individual twelve month cycle and no longer directly linked to a unit charter. Please review the information carefully and contact us if there are any questions.
| Unit Renewal Resources |
| Unit Renewal |
Unit Fees (click for details)
Unit Fees: To be paid annually during the Unit Renewal process.
$100 Unit Charter/ Affiliation Fee collected during Unit Renewal- National BSA Fee
$300 Unit Support Fee – Mid- Iowa Council Fee (for units < 10 youth, fee will be $100)